A friendly conservation ranger - they like to chat, they know the area well and can tell you about the environment and weather, or help out should an emergency arise.

Outside the Great Walks season (1 May 2019 - 28 October 2019):

Gas is not provided - you will need to bring your own cooking stove.

Flush toilets are replaced with pit toilets.

Running water is turned off inside the huts. Water can be obtained from the outside water tank, if this is frozen, then from the nearest water course or by melting snow.

There are no conservation rangers based at the huts.

Beds are on a first come, first served basis.

Getting there

This hut is on the Kepler Track, beside Lake Manapouri, Fiordland. It is about 2 hours walk from Rainbow Reach (between Te Anau and Manapouri), and about 5 hours walk from the track start/end (Kepler Carpark).